Reporters Mike Morris and Jayme Fraser write in today’s Chronicle that the city of Houston will begin offering health and life insurance benefits to all spouses of legally married employees, including same-sex couples, despite a voter-approved 2001 charter amendment that had banned the practice. Mayor Annise Parker announced the policy Wednesday.
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A judge denied Roy Morales’ request for a temporary restraining order against Mayor Annise Parker, City Council and his opponent in the December runoff election for the At Large 3 seat, Michael Kubosh. The office of Harris County District Judge Randy Wilson confirmed a ruling this morning that denied Morales’ request, which was filed in […]
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UPDATE (November 19, 2013): Assata Richards issued a news release on Tuesday that did not endorse either candidate. The statement said, in part: “I am wishing Dwight Boykins and Georgia Provost the best in the upcoming runoff election on December 14th. It is my greatest hope that the winning candidate will serve as a strong, […]
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Kim Ogg, the only Democratic yet to announce a bid for Harris County district attorney, said Monday that most voters do not identify with a particular party when it comes to criminal justice races. “I think the race for Harris County’s criminal district attorney is potentially less partisan than other traditional legislative races,” Ogg said […]
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We’ve had some fun with election maps this fall. Click here for a post showing the results in the mayor’s race and in the Astrodome vote. And click here for a post with maps of other council races and propositions. A reader this morning asked for maps in two Houston City Council district races I […]
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Backtracking on statements made prior to Election Day, Harris County leaders on Tuesday continued to be non-committal about demolishing the Astrodome, with one key commissioner saying he still wants to save it. Commissioner El Franco Lee, whose Precinct 1 is home to the iconic but decaying stadium, had been unreachable since voters on Nov. 5 […]
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A lot of folks have found our maps showing how voters decided on the Astrodome and on Mayor Annise Parker‘s reelection interesting, so I thought more maps were in order. Though the results are tougher to interpret for those who don’t have a map of City Council districts above their desk (as I do), the […]
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